''Forever by Your Side'' is the 13th studio album of American popular R&B

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the Manhattans The Manhattans are an American popular R&B vocal group. Their work "Kiss and Say Goodbye", recorded in 1976, and 1980's " Shining Star", both sold millions of copies. The Manhattans have recorded 45 hits on the ''Billboard'' R&B Chart, includi ...

, originally released in 1983 by

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. The album was recorded at Celestial Sound Studios (New York, NY), Studio Sound Recorders (North Hollywood), Universal Recording Studio (Chicago, III) and produced by George Tobin Productions Inc, Leo Graham Enterprises, Mighty M. Productions Ltd. This album brought the two singles by

The Manhattans The Manhattans are an American popular R&B vocal group. Their work "Kiss and Say Goodbye", recorded in 1976, and 1980's " Shining Star", both sold millions of copies. The Manhattans have recorded 45 hits on the ''Billboard'' R&B Chart, includi ...

of 1983: the song "

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" and the title track " Forever by Your Side". The ballad "

" was the big hit of this album, peaked at #4 on the

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. The love song " Forever by Your Side" had moderate success in the United States, peaked at #30 on the

, but has become a great success and a romantic classic in

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two years later, when she was part of the soundtrack of a soap opera in the country in 1985. Another highlight of this album was the song "Just The Lonely Talking Again", which was later re-recorded by

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in 1987, on her second studio album ''

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''. The original release of ''"Forever by Your Side"'' from 1983 in

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has only eight tracks. In 2014, the album was remastered on CD with the caption ''"Expanded Edition"'' and brought five bonus tracks, totaling 13 tracks. These bonus tracks include the single version of "

", "Just The Lonely Talking Again" and "Love Is Gonna Find You", with shorter durations than the original songs on the album. There is also the instrumental version of great success "

", without the voices of

. The final track number 13, "Lovin' You Did not Come Easy", was also recorded by

, but, curiously, was never released in any album of the group. The song was released in 2014 remastered as a previously unreleased song, over thirty years after it was recorded.

Track listing

Charts

Album

Singles

Personnel

01. "

" (4:52) *Writers: John V. Anderson, Steve Williams, Steve Horton *Producers: John V. Anderson, Steve Williams *Executive Producers: Morrie Brown *Drum Programming (Linn): John V. Anderson, Steve Williams *Drums: Leslie Ming *Electric Bass: Wayne Brathwaite *Electric Piano (Rhodes): John V. Anderson *Guitar: Steve Williams *Keyboards: John V. Anderson *Piano: John V. Anderson *Synthesizer (Moog): John V. Anderson 02. "Start All Over Again" (4:35) *Writers:

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, Richard Scher *Producer: Morrie Brown *Arrangers: Morrie Brown,

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*Arranger (Strings):

*Backing Vocals: Ike Floyd,

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*Co-producer (Associate): Richard Scher *Drum Programming (Linn): Morrie Brown, Richard Scher *Drums (Additional): Leslie Ming *Electric Bass (Fender):

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*Piano: Richard Scher *Guitar: Ira Siegel *Percussion: Richard Scher, Steve Goldman *Synthesizer (Memory Moog): Richard Scher *Electric Piano (Fender Rhodes): Richard Scher *Strings: Diana Halprin, Eugene J. Moye Jr., Guy Lumia, Harry Cykman, Jesse Levy, Max Ellen, Regis Iandorio, Sanford Allen 03. " Forever by Your Side" (4:27) *Writers: Marc Blatte,

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*Producers: Marc Blatte,

*Arrangers: (Rhythm & Vocals): Marc Blatte,

*Arranger: (Strings):

*Drum Programming (Linn Programming):

*Acoustic Guitar: Ira Siegel *Electric Bass: Wayne Brathwaite *Percussion:

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*Piano:

*Strings: Eugene Moye, Gerald Tarack, Guy Lumia, Jesse Levy, Max Ellen, Regis Landiorio, Richard Henrickson, Sanford Allen 04. "Just The Lonely Talking Again" (4:52) *Writer:

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*Producers: Joe McEwon,

Leo Graham Leo Graham was a Jamaican singer. He first sang with The Bleechers, then after leaving the group recorded several solo singles in the 1970s including "Perilous Time," "A Win Them" and "Not Giving Up" for Joe Gibbs, and songs including "Big Ton ...

, Morrie Brown *Arranger: James Mack *Bass: Paul Richmond, Russell Keating *Conductor: James Mack *Drums:

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*Electric Piano (Fender Rhodes): James Mack *Guitar: Byron Gregory, Ira Siegel *Percussion: Steve Goldman *Piano: Theodis Rodgers *Synthesizer: Ed Tossing, Steve Goldman 05. "Locked Up In Your Love" (4:40) *Writers: John V. Anderson, Steve Williams *Producers: John V. Anderson, Steve Williams *Arrangers (Vocals & Rhythm): John V. Anderson, Steve Williams *Arranger (Strings & Reed): John V. Anderson *Drum Programming (Linn): John V. Anderson, Steve Williams *Backing Vocals: Ike Floyd, Krystal Davis, Phillip Ballou *Synthesizer (Bass): John V. Anderson *Flute: Louis Cortelezzi *Guitar: Steve Williams *Keyboards: John V. Anderson *Percussion: Steve Croon *Piano: John V. Anderson *Saxophone: Louis Cortelezzi *Strings: Eugene Moye, Gerald Tarack, Guy Lumia, Jesse Levy, Max Ellen, Regis Landiorio, Richard Henrickson, Sanford Allen 06. "Lover's Paradise" (4:27) *Writers:

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*Producer:

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*Producer (Associate):

*Bass: Scott Edwards *Drums:

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*Guitar:

*Keyboards: Bill Cuomo *Saxophone: Joel Peskin *Synthesizer:

07. "Love Is Gonna Find You" (5:05) *Writers:

, Paul Richmond *Producer:

*Arranger: James Mack *Bass: Paul Richmond, Russell Keating *Conductor: James Mack *Drums:

*Electric Bass (Fender): James Mack *Guitar: Byron Gregory *Piano: Theodis Rodgers *Synthesizer: Ed Tossing 08. "I'm Ready To Love You Again" (4:16) *Writers: Gloria Sklerov,

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, Peter Hamilton *Producer:

*Arranger: James Mack *Bass: Paul Richmond, Russell Keating *Conductor: James Mack *Drums:

*Electric Bass (Fender): James Mack *Piano: Theodis Rodgers *Synthesizer: Ed Tossing

Credits

*Co-producer (Production Assistance): Brenda Ferrell (track 6) *Coordinator (Artist / Musician Interviews): Randy Mahon *Coordinator (Production): Brad Schmidt (track 6) *Coordinator (Reissue): Jeff James, Leo Sacks *Coordinator (Release): Craig Turnbull *Design: Audrey Satterwhite, John Berg *Design (Reissue Package): Wallace Create *Design, Typography (Hand Lettering): John Pistilli *Engineer (Celestial Sounds; Additional): Chuck Ange (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 9, 10), Steve Addabbo (tracks: 1 to 5, 9, 10, 12) *Engineer (Celestial Sounds; Assistant): Dean Cochren (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 9, 10), Larry DeCarmine (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 9, 10) *Engineer (Celestial Sounds): Steve Goldman (tracks: 1 to 5, 9, 10, 12) *Engineer (Universal Recording Studios): Mike Ferraro (tracks: 4, 7, 8, 11, 12), Stu Walder (tracks: 4, 7, 8, 11, 12) *Liner Notes, Research: Matt Bauer *Management: Gerald Delet *Mastered by: Herb Powers *Mixed by: Michael Hutchinson (tracks: 4, 12), Steve Goldman (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 9, 10) *Photography by: David Kennedy *Production Manager eissue Matt Murphy *Recorded by: Hal Helleman (track 6) *Recorded by (Additional, Assistant): Alan Hirshberg (track 6) *Recorded by (Additional): Les Brockman (track 6) *Reissue Producer: Tony Calvert *Remastered by: Sean Brennan *Supervised by (Direction): Gary Goetzman (track 6)

Companies

*Phonographic Copyright:

*Copyright: Funkytowngrooves USA *Manufactured by:

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*Marketed by: Funkytowngrooves Ltd *Distributed by: Funkytowngrooves Ltd *Produced for: George Tobin Productions Inc. *Produced for: Leo Graham Enterprises *Produced for: Mighty M. Productions Ltd. *Recorded at: Celestial Sound Studios, New York, NY *Recorded at: Studio Sound Recorders *Recorded at: Universal Recording Studio *Mixed at: Celestial Sound Studios, New York, NY *Mixed at: Sigma Sound Studios, New York *Mastered at: Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs *Remastered at: Battery Studios, New York

Final Notes

*Originally released on

, 1983. *Recorded at Celestial Sound Studios (New York, NY), Studio Sound Recorders (North Hollywood), Universal Recording Studio (Chicago, III), 1983. *Mixed at Celestial Sound Studios (New York, NY), 1983. *The bonus track number 13 "Lovin' You Didn't Come Easy" was never released. It was only launched in 2014 as previously unreleased track. *2014 Funkytowngrooves USA, this compilation 2014

, a division of

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1983 albums The Manhattans albums Columbia Records albums Albums produced by Leo Graham (songwriter)